Benekay Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Benekay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Benekay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benekay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benekay occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benekay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Benekay reside; 57 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass.
The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,485,118. In Turkey Benekay is most common in: Edirne Province, where 67 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benekay
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